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Appropriations Committee

Chair

Delegate Ben Barnes

Vice Chair

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser

Address

120 Taylor House Office Building
121 Taylor House Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3407

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3407

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For questions requiring an immediate response please call the committee.

Staff

Joe Gutberlet, Laura Hyde and Yanesia Norris, Dept. of Legislative Services

Assistant to Chair: Carole Smith

Issue Areas
: State operating and capital budgets
: Supplementary appropriations bills
: State and county bond authorizations
: Higher education institutions
: State and local agency procedures and programs
: Collective bargaining
: Social services
: State personnel and pension matters

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Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0003 (SB0212) Title Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) Sponsor Delegate Schindler	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0006 Title Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting Sponsor Delegate Kerr	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0019 Title Higher Education - Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Establishment Sponsor Delegate Toles	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0028 Title Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising Sponsor Delegate Fair	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0060 Title Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns Sponsor Delegate Patterson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0064 (SB0170) Title Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Sponsor Delegate Fair	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0076 Title Local School Systems - School Safety - Grant Allocations Sponsor Delegate Griffith	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0100 Title Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility Sponsor Delegate Crosby	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0101 Title Public Broadcasters - Debate for Candidates for Statewide Office - Required Participants Sponsor Delegate Simmons	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0109 Title Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0129 Title Public Funding - Nonprofit Entities - Reporting Sponsor Delegate Morgan, M.	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0141 (SB0084) Title State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants Sponsor Delegate Foley	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0192 (SB0208) Title Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval Sponsor Delegate Woods	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0214 Title Higher Education - Academic Forgiveness Policy - Established Sponsor Delegate Healey	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0222 Title Educational Institutions - Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications - Policy Requirements (Naloxone Access Act) Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0224 (SB0097) Title Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0225 Title Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0226 (SB0022) Title Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0227 (SB0228) Title Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0228 (SB0231) Title Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0229 (SB0188) Title Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0230 (SB0062) Title Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026) Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0231 (SB0207) Title Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0232 (SB0142) Title Maryland Military Department – National Guard – Tuition Assistance Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0233 (SB0048) Title Education - Public School Construction - Alterations Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0234 (SB0074) Title Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion Sponsor Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings
HB0003 (SB0212)	Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption for Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act)	Delegate Schindler	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0006	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting	Delegate Kerr	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0019	Higher Education - Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Establishment	Delegate Toles	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0028	Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising	Delegate Fair	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0060	Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns	Delegate Patterson	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0064 (SB0170)	Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth	Delegate Fair	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0076	Local School Systems - School Safety - Grant Allocations	Delegate Griffith	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0100	Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility	Delegate Crosby	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0101	Public Broadcasters - Debate for Candidates for Statewide Office - Required Participants	Delegate Simmons	2	1	In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations	Government, Labor, and Elections Appropriations
HB0109	Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means	Appropriations Ways and Means
HB0129	Public Funding - Nonprofit Entities - Reporting	Delegate Morgan, M.	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0141 (SB0084)	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants	Delegate Foley	2	1	In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations	Government, Labor, and Elections Appropriations
HB0192 (SB0208)	Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval	Delegate Woods	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0214	Higher Education - Academic Forgiveness Policy - Established	Delegate Healey	2	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0222	Educational Institutions - Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications - Policy Requirements (Naloxone Access Act)	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations	Ways and Means Appropriations
HB0224 (SB0097)	Reentry and Reintegration Support Program - Establishment	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0225	Maryland Horse Industry Board - Sunset Extension	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0226 (SB0022)	Department of Disabilities - Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations - Establishment	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0227 (SB0228)	Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation	Appropriations Environment and Transportation
HB0228 (SB0231)	Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0229 (SB0188)	Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0230 (SB0062)	Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation	Appropriations Environment and Transportation
HB0231 (SB0207)	Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations and Government, Labor, and Elections	Appropriations Government, Labor, and Elections
HB0232 (SB0142)	Maryland Military Department – National Guard – Tuition Assistance	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0233 (SB0048)	Education - Public School Construction - Alterations	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations
HB0234 (SB0074)	Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on Promotion	Chair, Appropriations Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Appropriations	Appropriations

Denotes enacted legislation

As of:

Chair
Barnes, Ben
District 21
Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
Democrat

Vice Chair
Kaiser, Anne R.
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Acevero, Gabriel
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Beauchamp, Barry
District 38B
Wicomico County
Republican

Chang, Mark S.
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Edelson, Mark
District 46
Baltimore City
Democrat

Forbes, Catherine M.
District 43B
Baltimore County
Democrat

Ghrist, Jefferson L.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Harrison, Andrea Fletcher
District 24
Prince George's County
Democrat

Hinebaugh, Jim, Jr.
District 1A
Garrett and Allegany Counties
Republican

Ivey, Julian
District 47A
Prince George's County
Democrat

Jones, Adrienne A.
District 10
Baltimore County
Democrat

Jones, Dana
District 30A
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

McCaskill, Aletheia
District 44B
Baltimore County
Democrat

McComas, Susan K.
District 34B
Harford County
Republican

Metzgar, Ric
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Ruff, Malcolm P.
District 41
Baltimore City
Democrat

Shetty, Emily
District 18
Montgomery County
Democrat

Smith, Stephanie
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Spiegel, Ryan
District 17
Montgomery County
Democrat

Stonko, Joshua J.
District 42C
Carroll County
Republican

Toles, Karen
District 25
Prince George's County
Democrat

Watson, Courtney
District 9B
Howard County
Democrat

Wolek, Sarah
District 16
Montgomery County
Democrat

Capital Budget

Chair
Ruff, Malcolm P.
District 41
Baltimore City
Democrat

Vice Chair
Chang, Mark S.
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Forbes, Catherine M.
District 43B
Baltimore County
Democrat

Ghrist, Jefferson L.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Ivey, Julian
District 47A
Prince George's County
Democrat

Metzgar, Ric
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Shetty, Emily
District 18
Montgomery County
Democrat

Smith, Stephanie
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Watson, Courtney
District 9B
Howard County
Democrat

Education And Economic Development

Chair
Smith, Stephanie
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Vice Chair
Wolek, Sarah
District 16
Montgomery County
Democrat

Beauchamp, Barry
District 38B
Wicomico County
Republican

Forbes, Catherine M.
District 43B
Baltimore County
Democrat

Ghrist, Jefferson L.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Health And Social Services

Chair
Shetty, Emily
District 18
Montgomery County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Jones, Dana
District 30A
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Acevero, Gabriel
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Hinebaugh, Jim, Jr.
District 1A
Garrett and Allegany Counties
Republican

McCaskill, Aletheia
District 44B
Baltimore County
Democrat

Ruff, Malcolm P.
District 41
Baltimore City
Democrat

Oversight Committee On Pensions

Chair
Forbes, Catherine M.
District 43B
Baltimore County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Kaiser, Anne R.
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Acevero, Gabriel
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Beauchamp, Barry
District 38B
Wicomico County
Republican

Jones, Dana
District 30A
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

McCaskill, Aletheia
District 44B
Baltimore County
Democrat

McComas, Susan K.
District 34B
Harford County
Republican

Ruff, Malcolm P.
District 41
Baltimore City
Democrat

Spiegel, Ryan
District 17
Montgomery County
Democrat

Stonko, Joshua J.
District 42C
Carroll County
Republican

Watson, Courtney
District 9B
Howard County
Democrat

Wolek, Sarah
District 16
Montgomery County
Democrat

Oversight Committee On Personnel

Chair
Solomon, Jared
District 18
Montgomery County
Democrat

Edelson, Mark
District 46
Baltimore City
Democrat

Ghrist, Jefferson L.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Hinebaugh, Jim, Jr.
District 1A
Garrett and Allegany Counties
Republican

Ivey, Julian
District 47A
Prince George's County
Democrat

Mangione, Nino
District 42A
Baltimore County
Republican

Metzgar, Ric
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Schindler, Matthew J.
District 2B
Washington County
Democrat

Shetty, Emily
District 18
Montgomery County
Democrat

Smith, Stephanie
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Public Safety And Administration

Chair
Acevero, Gabriel
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Ivey, Julian
District 47A
Prince George's County
Democrat

Chang, Mark S.
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

McComas, Susan K.
District 34B
Harford County
Republican

Schindler, Matthew J.
District 2B
Washington County
Democrat

Stonko, Joshua J.
District 42C
Carroll County
Republican

Racing And Sports Facilities

Chair
McCaskill, Aletheia
District 44B
Baltimore County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Harrison, Andrea Fletcher
District 24
Prince George's County
Democrat

Transportation And The Environment

Chair
Watson, Courtney
District 9B
Howard County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Edelson, Mark
District 46
Baltimore City
Democrat

Metzgar, Ric
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Spiegel, Ryan
District 17
Montgomery County
Democrat

Years

Analyses/Regulation

COMAR	Title/Subtitle	DLS Control No.	Reg Type	Agency	Analysis	Reg

Staff / Counsel	Staff / Counsel	Staff / Counsel	Barnes	Kaiser	Vacancy	Jones, D.	Vacancy	Vacancy
			CHAIR	VICE CHAIR
Chang	Appropriations							Hinebaugh
McCaskill								Edelson
Vacancy								Vacancy
Jones, A.								Vacancy
Harrison								Metzgar
Beauchamp								Vacancy
Forbes								Vacancy
Ivey								Acevero
Ghrist								McComas
	WITNESS			WITNESS			WITNESS